Indigenous Archives

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, EFAO honours Indigenous Peoples, their families and communities, and the enduring strength of Indigenous cultures, foodways and relationships with land. We believe Survivors and reaffirm our responsibility to support...

Returning Home: The Rematriation of the Algonquin Pumpkin and Speckled Algonquin Bean

Indigenous, Print Publication, Seeds, Uplifting BIPOC

By Rebecca Ivanoff At the EFAO Conference in 2024, Kara Tremblay and Janice Brant connected and began dreaming of rematriating the Algonquin Pumpkin and Speckled Algonquin Bean back to Kara’s community project at Leading Cloud Gardens in Apitipi. “I...

EFAO Launches New Food Forest Program for Indigenous Farmers, Growers and Communities

EFAO, Indigenous, Issues, Media, Uplifting BIPOC

EFAO is launching a Food Forest Program for Indigenous growers through funding received from the governments of Canada and Ontario.

How to Give Thanks to Wild Leeks

Education, Indigenous, Uplifting BIPOC

Celeste Smith reflects on Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, connecting its stories to her own experiences and exploring what traditional ecological knowledge can offer.

Living Lab Meets Indigenous Innovation at Leading Cloud Gardens

Education, Indigenous

Kara Tremblay describes how Leading Cloud Gardens at Apitipi Anicinapek Nation is nurturing food sovereignty, and its partnership with Living Lab – Ontario.

Mno Aki Land Trust: Redefining Conservation on Indigenous Terms

Education, Indigenous

Mno Aki Land Trust (Mno Aki) is an Indigenous and women-led land trust model, federally incorporated in 2021 and a registered charity. In 2022, two of its founders, Becky Big Canoe and Sonia Molodecky, participated in a webinar with EFAO and Local Food and Farm...